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TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Six Counties in Iowa due to Storm Damage
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in six counties in Iowa may receive emergency prescription refills now through April 29, 2024, due to storm damage.
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Thank you to all the pharmacists across the Military Health System who help keep us healthy every day! #NationalPharmacistDay #ThankAPharmacist
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Whether on duty or at home, prioritize your safety during the winter months. Up your safety knowledge for Winter Safety Month with these tips to keep you safe and healthy as the weather turns cold. www.health.mil/WinterSafety #WinterSafetyMonth
Today we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and celebrate the amazing work he did to advance the civil rights movement. #MLKDay
There’s no cure for glaucoma, but early detection and treatment can protect your vision. @TRICARE covers annual routine eye exams for military families. For details on eye exam coverage for your TRICARE plan, visit: www.tricare.mil/ Vision #GlaucomaAwarenessMonth
Every drop counts, every donor matters! Join the league of heroes who save lives with their selfless contributions. Donate today: www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health-Readiness/ASBP #NationalBloodDonorMonth #ASBP #ReadySetDonate
This infographic illustrates TBICoE's research activity on understanding how low-level blast influences warfighter brain health. This work directly supports Line of Effort 2 of the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative. Learn more about low-level blast exposure and TBI at health.mil/LLB.
#DidYouKnow? More than 50% of concussions related to extreme sports occur while snow skiing or snowboarding. Get tips to prevent a #TBI from the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence before you hit the slopes this winter. health.mil/AHeadfortheFuture #TBIAwareness
Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, but you can lower your risk through regular screenings and vaccinations. Get info on @TRICARE coverage and get screened today: www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/IsItCovered/CancerFemaleReproductiveOrgans #CervicalHealthAwarenessMonth #WomensHealth
Green Beret U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob "Jake” Anthony was deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 on a mission to find a target. His team was breaching a door that turned out to be booby-trapped, resulting in an explosion that killed his teammate in front of him. Anthony would take shrapnel to the right frontal lobe to his brain and had to be initially airlifted to Kandahar to be stabilized. He then was airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany for further treatment, and finally to Walter Reed Hospital in Maryland.
After losing her sister to a rare form of stomach cancer, a Brooke Army Medical Center respiratory therapist found out that she too would likely develop the same type of cancer.
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Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity completed a field operational assessment on Nov. 5, 2023, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, testing the field-worthiness of the Prolonged Care Augmentation Detachment medical equipment set.
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